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"I've got the vision, I just need someone who can help me execute. Gravitas has released an official trailer for an action movie + crime thriller titled Narco Soldiers, which is about exactly what the title says it's about. Narco Soldiers is a timely, action-packed crime thriller that explores the resurgence of the Caribbean drug routes and one couple's violent, Bonnie and Clyde-style rise to power. Nothing more to this than just that. The film stars Rafael Amaya, Carolina Guerra, Ricardo Chavi

Neil Widener and Gavin James set to pen Hot Wheels movie adaptation
After over 17 years of resting in development hell, the film adaptation of Mattel’s long-running toy line Hot Wheels is finally gaining some ground as Warner Bros. has tapped rising scribes Neil Widener and Gavin James to write the script, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Plot details for the film are currently being k

"You're not the only one in this car, ya know." Buckle up, strap in, helmet on, get ready to goooo. Group B is a thrilling, engrossing short film made by acclaimed British filmmaker Nick Rowland. This originally premiered back in 2015, before Rowland went on to break out with his debut feature film Calm With Horses last year. It hasn't shown up to watch online until just now. Richard Madden (from "Game of Thrones") stars in this high-octane drama set in the golden era of rally racing. "Known fo

BEGIN SLIDESHOWAldis Hodge in talks for Hawkman in Black Adam!
After landing Noah Centineo (To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before) earlier this year for the role of Atom Smasher, the long-awaited Black Adam film led by Dwayne Johnson may have found its Hawkman in the form of Aldis Hodge as the Invisible Man star has entered talks for the character, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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Disney taps Yara Shahidi for Tinkerbell in live-action Peter Pan
After already landing her Grown-ish co-star for the highly coveted role of Ariel in the forthcoming Little Mermaid remake, Disney has landed series lead Yara Shahidi for the role of Tinkerbell in the upcoming Peter Pan live-action adaptation, according to Deadline.
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The 20-year-old actress joins a cast that includes two-time Osca

Disney taps Yara Shahidi for Tinker Bell in live-action Peter Pan
After already landing her Grown-ish co-star for the highly coveted role of Ariel in the forthcoming Little Mermaid remake, Disney has landed series lead Yara Shahidi for the role of Tinker Bell in the upcoming Peter Pan live-action adaptation, according to Deadline.
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The 20-year-old actress joins a cast that includes two-time Os

Amazon Prime Video October 2020 TV & Film Titles Announced!
The full calendar of film and TV titles coming to Amazon Prime Video in October has been unveiled, including the launch of Welcome to the Blumhouse, a program of eight unsettling genre movies produced by Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Television and Amazon Studios, as well as the premiere of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s newest comedy-horror series Truth Seekers and the family-friendly Bug Diaries Halloween Special, and much more

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Exclusive: “Was I Not Padme?” Keira Knightley on Star Wars: The Phantom Menace
Recently, ComingSoon.net got the chance to talk to Keira Knightley about her new film, Misbehaviour, and we couldn’t help but take a few minutes to ask her about one of her first film roles in Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace. Surprisingly, Keira does not seem to be asked about the film much and admits that she was twelve when they filmed, and she only watche

BritBox Unveils What’s Coming to the Streamer in October 2020
BritBox, the subscription streaming service from BBC Studios and ITV offering the biggest collection of streaming British television in North America, has unveiled its October slate! Next month, the lineup includes a unique collection from the anthology series Play for Today in addition to the third season of Shakespeare and Hathaway: The Private Investigators, and more.
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CS Video: Keira Knightley on the Historical Drama Misbehaviour
ComingSoon.net had the chance to speak with Keira Knightley about the new historical drama Misbehaviour, available to rent or purchase by clicking here! You can check out our exclusive interview in the player below!
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Misbehaviour boasts an all-star cast including Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley (The Imitation Game, Pride & Prej

BEGIN SLIDESHOWExclusive: Aya Cash teases what’s to come in season 2 of The Boys
While chatting with the You’re the Worst alum for her role in the upcoming horror-comedy Scare Me, ComingSoon.net got to explore The Boys‘ second season a bit deeper with Aya Cash as well as what’s to come from her chilling villain Stormfront!
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With six of the eight episodes currently airing and audiences final

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The Midnight Sky: First Look at George Clooney’s Netflix Drama
Netflix has released first look photos at George Clooney’s (Argo) upcoming drama The Midnight Sky, directed by and starring the Oscar winner in a post-apocalyptic tale. You can check out the photos now in the gallery below!
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The film follows Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop S

Screened as a selection of the virtual 2020 Fantasia Film Festival. It seems as if one of the common themes in many films this year is stalking. Back in February, we got to see Elisabeth Moss fighting the "Invisible Man". This heinous act, appearing more and more in TV & film, relates to many people on a personal level, especially women. We can see similar themes (and more) in Lucky, the spine-chilling thriller directed by Natasha Kermani (her third film following Shattered, Imitation Girl)

Cherry: Apple Acquires Russo Brothers’ Tom Holland-Led Drama
Deadline is reporting that Apple Original Films has acquired the worldwide rights to Anthony and Joe Russo’s Tom Holland-led drama Cherry. The outlet notes the deal landed in the high $40 millions and also gives Apple an awards season contender with plans to premiere the film in early 2021 on Apple TV+.
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Cherry tells the true-life

Fast & Furious: Spy Racers heads to Rio de Janeiro in season 2 trailer
Universal and DreamWorks Animation have debuted the first trailer for the second season of the hit Netflix Original series Fast & Furious: Spy Racers, which finds the team heading to Rio de Janeiro and is set to debut on October 9. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Inspired by Universal’s blockbuster 

The Call Trailer: The trap is set, the game is revenge in horror-thriller
Cinedigm and Voltage Pictures have debuted the first trailer for the forthcoming horror-thriller The Call starring horror icons Lin Shaye (Insidious franchise, The Grudge) and Tobin Bell (Saw franchise, Belzebuth), which is set to hit select theaters and drive-ins next month! The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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Screened as a selection of the virtual 2020 Fantasia Film Festival. When nature is one of the key elements of a film, it usually touches on humanity's relentless power of destruction. This theme is a major part of the newest eco-horror feature, Unearth, co-directed by John C. Lyons (Schism, There Are No Goodbyes) and Dorota Swies (Schism), from a script written by Lyons and Kelsey Goldberg. This self-described "fracking horror story" captivates audiences with its intense storytelling and, most

Report: Samuel L. Jackson Will Headline a Nick Fury Series on Disney+
Aside from his appearance in Captain Marvel, Nick Fury has had a relatively small role in the MCU for the past few years. However, that may soon change in a big way. Variety is reporting that Samuel L. Jackson will reprise his role in a Nick Fury series on Disney+. The report also notes that Jackson will serve as an executive producer on the show (via SuperHeroHype).
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ILM Explores the Making of the Razor Crest in a New Mandalorian Featurette
The Child (a.k.a. Baby Yoda) may have stolen the spotlight from the title character throughout The Mandalorian’s first season. However, if it weren’t for the series’ true unsung hero, the Razor Crest, they never would have crossed paths in the first place. Mando’s ship certainly saw a lot of action last year, and it’s mostly thanks to the talented crew at ILM. Not surprisingly, a lot of work

Arif Zahir Replaces Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown on Family Guy
According to Deadline, YouTube star Arif Zahir will be replacing Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown on Fox’s animated series Family Guy after Henry announced in June that he would be stepping down from the role. Henry, who is white, has voiced the character since the show premiered in 1999, but chose to step away from the role saying, “I love this character, but persons of color should play characters of color.”
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The Doobie Brothers’ lawyer has written to actor Bill Murray to ask him for damages for an alleged breach of copyright.
According to attorney Peter T. Paterno, Bill Murray’s golf apparel brand, William Murray Golf, has used the Californian band’s 1972 hit ‘Listen To The Music’ without permission in a TV commercial advertising a new shirt.
Eriq Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter yesterday (September 24) shared what purports to be the letter addressed to Murray by Pate

J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius trailer revealed!
Dark Star Pictures and Uncork’d Entertainment have debuted the first trailer for the forthcoming documentary J.R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius exploring the iconic figurehead of the parody religion and the movement behind it. The trailer can be viewed in the player below!
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HBO Max’s A World of Calm Trailer Invites You Into an Immersive Visual Journey
HBO Max has released the official trailer for the upcoming unique series A World of Calm, developed by the streamer in partnership with the Calm app and featuring narration from an ensemble of A-list stars. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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A timely antidote for our modern lives, each half-hour episode takes audiences on an immersive v

The first trailer for Sound of Metal starring Riz Ahmed has just been released – check it out below.
Directed by Darius Marder, the film follows a heavy metal drama who grapples with his immediate and intermittent hearing loss.Read more: Riz Ahmed on being an actor, activist and rapper: “Representation stretches culture – it might even heal people”Riz Ahmed plays Ruben, a drummer who struggles with the prospect of becoming deaf and is also grappling with his past of

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Cast:
James D’Arcy as Adam Bird
Gina McKee as Dr. Rhys
Delroy Lindo as Donald Stein
Juliet Aubrey as Dr. Maple
Anna Brewster as Reena Bird
Written & Directed by Guy Moshe
Click here to rent or purchase LX 2048!
LX 2048 Review:
Life after death is one of the most fearsome and unknown aspects of existence and the sci-fi genre has explored various means of humanity’s desire to get around the eventual state, from uploading consciousnesses onto technology to bo

Nigerian producer Mo Abudu has signed a multi-title Netflix deal.
Abudu’s production company EbonyLife becomes the first African production company to close such an agreement with the streaming giant.Read more: How to support Black Lives Matter and anti-racist organisations if you can’t protest“The conversation started months and months ago, we’ve been talking about it for ages. But it’s the first of its type on the continent, it’s never been done,”

Netflix’s A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting Trailer Released
Netflix has released the official trailer for the upcoming adaptation A Babysitter’s Guide to Monster Hunting, based on the book series by Joe Ballarini. You can check out the trailer now in the player below!
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When high school freshman Kelly Ferguson (Tamara Smart) reluctantly agrees to babysit Jacob Zellman (Ian Ho) on

"Let's get monster hunting!" Netflix has unveiled the first official trailer for a fun adventure horror comedy called A Babysitter's Guide to Monster Hunting, a new movie from the director of Tank Girl! Adapted from the popular scary book series of the same name. A young babysitter is recruited into a secret monster hunting society and embarks on a mission to bring back a child she is babysitting who's been abducted by monsters. Tamara Smart (seen in Artemis Fowl and "The Worst Witch") stars in

Sufjan Stevens has spoken about his experience of performing at the 2018 Oscars, calling it “traumatising”.
The indie musician was invited to perform at the Hollywood awards ceremony after his song ‘Mystery Of Love’ – written for the Call Me By Your Name soundtrack – was nominated for Best Original Song.Read more: Sufjan Stevens – ‘The Ascension’: a sprawling and powerful dissection of modern humanity“Honestly, one of the most traumatis

Whose Vote Counts, Explained Trailer: Leonardo DiCaprio Narrates Netflix Docuseries
Netflix has released the official trailer for their newest documentary series titled Whose Vote Counts, Explained, featuring Oscar winner Leonardo DiCaprio along with singer-songwriters John Legend and Selena Gomez as narrators. The election-themed limited series will be available for streaming on Monday, September 28, nearly a week after the National Voter Registration Day. Check out the video in the player bel

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Wonder Woman 1984 Featurette Highlights Sequel’s Retro Look
A new behind-the-scenes featurette for Patty Jenkins’ long-delayed DC sequel Wonder Woman 1984 has been released by Revlon, featuring Jenkins, and Gal Gadot along with makeup & hair designer Jan Sewell as they talked about the upcoming film’s retro 80s style. Also featuring some new footage, you can check out the video in the player below!
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"Give the parrot his medicine." Studiocanal has unveiled a new trailer for the 4K restoration and re-release of The Ladykillers, celebrating the film's 65th anniversary. This "flawless" black comedy first opened in 1955 in London, and is considered one of the best British comedies ever made. A 35mm 3-strip Technicolor print was used as a reference for the colour grade to ensure the new HDR Dolby Vision master stayed true to the films original 1950s "Colour by Technicolor" look. Five oddball cri

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNo Time to Die: Lashana Lynch on Film’s Approach to Female Characters
In a recent interview with Tech Radar, No Time to Die star Lashana Lynch has finally opened up about the upcoming Bond film’s new depiction of female characters. She confirmed that fans should expect to see an updated approach that aims to change or fix the way the long-running action franchise has been handling its women characters throughout the years.
“I think with women’s current agen

"Now our ship is abandoned by the gods already." Oh no no no no. Another new official trailer has arrived for the freaky deaky Chinese horror film Abyssal Spider. We featured the first teaser trailer last month, but the footage didn't have a single shot of any spider in it. A new trailer from Hong Kong has debuted and it's packed with spiders - small ones and a few medium size ones. And there's probably one giant one that they battle at the end. The title for this release has also been changed

BEGIN SLIDESHOWTenet: John David Washington opens up about potential sequel
Witness the global debut of “Franchise,” the new music video from Travis Scott. Experience it today in select IMAX theatres worldwide, during evening showings of Christopher Nolan’s Tenet!
Following his work with Christopher Nolan on the IMAX release of Tenet and his featured song “The Plan,” Travis Scott and IMAX have teamed up to deliver fans a new way to experience his music. Optimiz

BEGIN SLIDESHOWWatched at home: Top 20 Streaming Films for the Week of September 18
Hey there, fellow Couch Potatoes! We have a new No. 1 and a couple of new (and random) entries to the Top 20 Streaming Films list,  courtesy of The Digital Entertainment Group! Let’s do this thing!
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First up, Outlander Season 5 didn’t just make the list, it leaped over everyone including the first three seasons of Yellowstone to tak

"The Breakfast Club meets Waiting for Godot…" Now that's a funky pitch. But sounds good, kind of? Check out the official trailer for an indie comedy titled 18 to Party, the feature directorial debut of filmmaker Jeff Roda. This originally premiered at the Big Apple Film Festival last year, and also played at the Florida Film Festival this year. It's set in 1984 and takes place outside a small-town nightclub, where a group of 8th graders gather, grappling with a spate of recent suicides,

BEGIN SLIDESHOWNew Avatar 2 set photos feature human soldiers in battle mode
Producer Jon Landau took to Instagram to reveal two new behind-the-scenes photos from the New Zealand set of James Cameron’s long-in-development Avatar sequels, providing us with our first look at the return of the first film’s villains in the form of RDA’s Security Operations team which was previously led by Stephen Lang’s Colonel Miles Quaritch. Also featuring our first glimpse of one

A cinema chain in the US is trialling a $150 system allowing film fans to rent out the entire cinema to themselves, in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
The Alamo Drafthouse chain is giving patrons the option to pay $150 to book out the whole venue to a support bubble of family and friends.Read more: Unscripted telly and sci-fi escapism: how COVID-19 will change the future of film and TVThe test run trialled the scheme in select cities, now expanding to 12 states across the country.
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A new Bee Gees documentary titled How Can You Mend A Broken Heart has been acquired by HBO, with release plans set for later this year.
The film, which was set to premiere at the 2020 Telluride Film Festival, will launch on HBO this winter and will then be available to stream on HBO Max. There is no word on a UK release yet.Read more: Watch Barry Gibb play the Bee Gees’ ‘Tragedy’ in a gold jacket given to him by the Glastonbury crowdFilmmaker Frank Marshall has direct

Action film star Vin Diesel has today (September 25) made his first foray into pop music, with the release of his debut single ‘Feel Like I Do’.
Diesel teamed up with Norwegian DJ Kygo on the tropical electro song, singing with his distinctive deep voice.
Listen to ‘Feel Like I Do’ below:

For fans of the actor, the track couldn’t come fast (& furiously) enough, with Diesel saying that social media punters have been clamouring for his musical debut for s

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Cast:
Evan Rachel Wood as Old Dolio Dyne
Richard Jenkins as Robert Dyne
Debra Winger as Theresa Dyne
Gina Rodriguez as Melanie Whitacre
Mark Ivanir as Stovik Mann
Rachel Redleaf as Kelli Medford
Written & Directed by Miranda July
Kajillionaire Review:
These days it feels rare for a truly original film to come along that also proves to be a real brilliant work, with most either borrowing from previous works, adapting or remaking stories or leaning

BEGIN SLIDESHOWAmazon orders spin-off of superhero hit The Boys!
After receiving even further rave reviews from critics and scoring large viewership from audiences, Amazon is looking to keep The Boys‘ success train rolling as they have begun development on a spin-off series alongside a third season of its flagship, according to Variety.
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Craig Rosenberg, an executive producer and writer on the main serie

Amblin TV’s Rashomon Series Acquired by HBO Max
It’s been two years since word first broke that Amblin TV was developing a series adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s acclaimed drama Rashomon and now the studio has revealed it is partnering with HBO Max for the forthcoming project.
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“I am delighted to work with Amblin Partners and HBO Max to reimagine Rashomon for today&rsquo